WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Divided Germany into West Germany (to be controlled by the Allies) and East Germany (to be controlled by the Soviet Union.)
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Forced Germany to go by the Treaty of Versialles that they had signed after WWI.
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Removed Hitler from being the leader
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Elected a new leader for Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Potsdam conference, Germany was divided into four occupied zones: Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south and the Soviet Union in the east. Berlin, the capital city situated in Soviet territory, was also divided into four occupied zones.
Detailed explanation-2: -Western Europe and Asia were rebuilt through the American Marshall Plan, whereas Central and Eastern Europe fell under the Soviet sphere of influence and eventually behind an “Iron Curtain". Europe was divided into a US-led Western Bloc and a USSR-led Eastern Bloc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The country subsequently began a slow but continuous improvement of its standard of living, with the export of local products, a reduction in unemployment, increased food production, and a reduced black market.
Detailed explanation-4: -If Germany was not allowed to continue as a nation, then its land would have to be partitioned and absorbed by other nations. But the German population was a big part of the total European population.